Heinz Bennent (18 July 1921 – 12 October 2011) was a German actor.

Biography

Bennent was born in Stolberg, and served in the

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

.Heinz Bennent war ein Zweifler auf der Durchreise
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. He moved to Switzerland in the 1970s, where he lived until his death at age 90. He was survived by his son, actor David Bennent, and daughter, actress Anne Bennent.

Selected filmography

Film

*1959: ''Arzt aus Leidenschaft'' .... Walter Wichert *1960: ''Madame Pompadour'' .... Dichter Joseph Calicot *1967: ' .... Ulrich *1972: ''Les rendez-vous en forêt'' .... Akos *1974: ''Perahim - die zweite Chance'' *1975: ''

Section spéciale ''Special Section'' (french: Section spéciale) is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel ''L'affaire de la Section Spéciale'' by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, F ...

'' .... Major Beumelburg *1975: ''

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'' .... Pastor Holm *1975: ''

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum ''The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, or: how violence develops and where it can lead'' (original German title: , ) is a 1974 novel by Heinrich Böll. The story deals with the sensationalism of tabloid news and the political climate of panic ove ...

'' .... Dr. Hubert Blorna *1975: '' The Net'' .... Inspector Canonica *1976: ''Une femme fatale'' .... Moritz Korber *1976: ' .... Philip Ashby *1976: '' I Want to Live'' .... Professor Wolfgang Mach *1976: ' .... Doctor Relling *1977: '' The Serpent's Egg'' .... Professor Hans Vergerus *1978: ''

Germany in Autumn ''Germany in Autumn'' (german: Deutschland im Herbst) is a 1978 West German anthology film about the period of 1977 known as the German Autumn, which was dominated by incidents of terrorism. The film is composed of contributions from different f ...

'' .... Member of the board of TV producers *1978: ''

The Man in the Rushes ''The Man in the Rushes'' (German: ''Der Mann im Schilf'') is a 1978 West German thriller film directed by Manfred Purzer and starring Jean Sorel, Erika Pluhar and Nathalie Delon.Bock & Bergfelder p.529 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' .... Felix *1978: '' Brass Target'' .... Kasten *1979: ''Son of Hitler'' .... Ostermayer *1979: ''

The Tin Drum ''The Tin Drum'' (german: Die Blechtrommel, ) is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass. The novel is the first book of Grass's ' ('' Danzig Trilogy''). It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the 1979 Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Bes ...

'' .... Greff *1979: ''

Womanlight ''Womanlight'' (french: Clair de femme) is a 1979 film by Costa-Gavras based on the 1977 novel '' Clair de femme'' by Romain Gary.Razón y fe: Revista hispano-americana de cultura 1979 En la actualidad Costa— Gavras trabaja en el rodaje de su nu ...

'' .... Georges *1979: '' Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness'' .... Münzinger *1980: ''

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'' .... Dr. Schön *1980: ''

The Last Metro ''The Last Metro'' (french: Le Dernier Métro) is a 1980 historical drama film, written and directed by François Truffaut, that stars Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu. Opening in 1942 during the German occupation of France, it follows th ...

'' .... Lucas Steiner *1981: '' Possession'' .... Heinrich *1982: '' L'amour des femmes'' .... Manfred *1982: ''

Le Lit ''Le Lit'' is a 1982 drama film directed by Marion Hänsel and based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Dominique Rolin. The film starred Heinz Bennent, Natasha Parry, and Johan Leysen. ''Le Lit'' received the André Cavens Award for Best Fil ...

'' .... Martin *1982: '' Espion, lève-toi'' .... Meyer *1982: ''

War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и мир, translit=Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy that mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy. It was first published ...

'' .... Joe *1983: ''

Via degli specchi ''Via degli specchi'' is a 1982 Italian crime-drama film directed by Giovanna Gagliardo. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Nicole Garcia as Francesca * Milva as Veronica * Heinz Bennent as Gianfranco * Cl ...

'' .... Gianfranco *1983: ' .... Pierre Baranne *1983: ''

The Death of Mario Ricci ''The Death of Mario Ricci'' (french: La mort de Mario Ricci) is a 1983 Swiss-French drama film directed by Claude Goretta. It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival where Gian Maria Volonté won the award for Best Actor. Cast * Gian Ma ...

'' .... Henri Kremer *1985: ' .... Heinz Steger *1988: ''Year of the Turtle'' .... Heinz August Kamp *1991: ' .... Raphaël *1993: ''Je m'appelle Victor'' *1994: '' Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...'' .... Léon *1995: '' A French Woman'' .... Andreas *1995: '' Tears of Stone'' .... Herr Richtof *1999: ''Jonas et Lila, à demain'' .... Anziano *2000: ''Cold Is the Evening Breeze'' .... Hugo Wimmer

Television

*1969: ' (TV film) .... Edmund Frank *1969: ' (TV film) .... Mr. Lorenz, teacher *1970: ''Eine Rose für Jane'' (TV film) .... Jones *1971: ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...

: '' (TV series episode) .... Pilot Feininger *1972: '' Der Kommissar: Tod eines Schulmädchens'' (TV series episode) .... Dr. Gebhardt *1972: ' (TV film) .... Akos *1972: '' Sonderdezernat K1: Vier Schüsse auf den Mörder'' (TV series episode) .... Jeffrey Simmons *1973: '' Der Kommissar: Der Geigenspieler'' (TV series episode) .... Andreas Kolding *1974: ''Perahim – die zweite Chance'' (TV film) .... Perahim *1974: ''Die Eltern'' (TV film) .... Michael *1975: ' (TV film) .... Gregor Samsa's father *1975: ''

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: Paddenberg'' (TV series episode) .... Robert Hofer *1975: ''

: '' (TV series episode) .... Martin Koenen *1976: '': Der Einarmige'' (TV series episode) .... Franz Borsig *1976: ''

: '' (TV series episode) .... Franz Scheller *1976: ' (TV series, 13 episodes) .... Dr. Wetzlar *1978: ''

: Lissas Vater'' (TV series episode) .... Ludwig Heimer *1980: ''

From the Life of the Marionettes ''From the Life of the Marionettes'' (german: Aus dem Leben der Marionetten) is a 1980 television film directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film was produced in West Germany with a German-language screenplay and soundtrack while Bergman was in "tax e ...

'' (TV film) .... Arthur Brenner *1981: ' (TV miniseries) .... Wolf von Andergast *1982: ''

: Nachts in einem fremden Haus'' (TV series episode) .... Dr. Stoll *1983: ''

: Geheimnisse einer Nacht'' (TV series episode) .... Gustav Vrings *1985: ''

: Die Tänzerin'' (TV series episode) .... Dr. Rohner *1986: '' Le Tiroir secret'' (TV miniseries) .... André Lemarchand *1987: ' (TV film) .... Feuerbach *1994: ' (TV series episode) .... Gustav Jonker *2004: ' (TV film) ....

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(final film role)

Awards

In 1980, Bennent was nominated for the

César Award for Best Supporting Actor List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor (french: César du meilleur second rôle masculin). History Superlatives List of winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple awards an ...

for his role in ''

''.

References

External links

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Erna Baumbauer Management Munich
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